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Good grief! I’ve just seen an advert for back-to- school school uniform!

57 replies

Quantly · 25/07/2022 22:38

Didn’t most schools in England and Wales only break up yesterday?!

When do schools in Scotland and Ireland go back?

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Morph22010 · 25/07/2022 22:39

We’re England and on our third week off

BlackeyedSusan · 25/07/2022 22:40

It's late. Normally they advertise before schools have even broken up.

PrezelwithMarmite · 25/07/2022 22:41

Dd broke up 2 weeks ago - ive already got her uniform for Sept :/

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IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 25/07/2022 22:42

It's the first proper day of holidays here. I've been browsing school uniform. Both children moving up a tier (we have first/middle/high schools). That's a lot of uniform!!

WinterMusings · 25/07/2022 22:44

Yep Lidl newsletter advertising back to school deals...

my reaction ?

oh do fuck off!!

but I suppose it's to be expected when they advertise Christmas in Sept. Easter in January...

TabithaTittlemouse · 25/07/2022 22:44

A lot of people buy now to spread cost or just to get it out of the way. It’s not that shocking.

RoseMartha · 25/07/2022 22:47

I saw back to school stuff a couple of weeks before they broke up.

South east England on week 1 here.

Newlychosencatservant · 25/07/2022 22:50

My kids go back on the 16th August. Scotland

Needmorelego · 25/07/2022 22:51

I went to Primark today. Full of winter jumpers, thick trackie bottoms, puffy coats and a thick 'oodle' type thing.
What I actually wanted was some shorts and t-shirts. You know....cos it's JULY 🤣

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 25/07/2022 22:54

School here broke up on 8th July so into 3rd week now, went and got most of it yesterday, will wait till the last week to get shoes as DDs feet grow fast and I'll get a couple of new cardis from the school office when she goes back on 30th August.

nightshade · 25/07/2022 22:54

We are roughly half way through...NI...so yes i will be thinking about it in a week or two...monthly salary...they finished end of june...go back end of august..

SundayTeatime · 25/07/2022 22:54

DD’s school broke up on Tuesday last week -England.

Cheeseandlobster · 25/07/2022 22:55

Better to get it now than be panicking and rushing from shop to shop the week before they go back to school. It's eminently sensible

DeusInAbsentia · 25/07/2022 22:55

That’s nothing, my local TK Maxx has all the Halloween stuff in stock and I’m absolutely loving it 😍

abblie · 25/07/2022 22:55

Northern ireland finished end if June and go back introduction days last week of August full start 5th September

audweb · 25/07/2022 22:55

Quantly · 25/07/2022 22:38

Didn’t most schools in England and Wales only break up yesterday?!

When do schools in Scotland and Ireland go back?

Three weeks time, we’re pretty much half way through up here. But also they have been selling school uniform up here since the start of the holidays.

KickboxingWanker · 25/07/2022 22:56

Yep loads of back to school stuff, my lad doesn’t break up until this Weds..

ifoundthebread · 25/07/2022 22:56

It's not early at all. I work for a supermarket clothing warehouse and we have lots of halloween costumes and Christmas jumpers getting stocked 😁

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 25/07/2022 22:58

M&S have been doing 20% off it since before they broke up. It was even the case when I was at school

PuttingDownRoots · 25/07/2022 22:59

My kids are still in school!
But the uniform, stationery etc has been out for ages.

Thislittlekitten · 25/07/2022 23:01

Scotland here. We came off 30th June and back August 16th

takeitandleaveit · 25/07/2022 23:02

Needmorelego · 25/07/2022 22:51

I went to Primark today. Full of winter jumpers, thick trackie bottoms, puffy coats and a thick 'oodle' type thing.
What I actually wanted was some shorts and t-shirts. You know....cos it's JULY 🤣

I once tried to buy some gloves in January. No chance. It was wall-to-wall bikinis as far as the eye could see.

IDreamOfTheMoors · 25/07/2022 23:08

Here in the States they’ve had Halloween stuff out since just after July Fourth. Decorations, costumes, candy, everything.

DeusInAbsentia · 25/07/2022 23:39

IDreamOfTheMoors · 25/07/2022 23:08

Here in the States they’ve had Halloween stuff out since just after July Fourth. Decorations, costumes, candy, everything.

im in the states starting November 1st and hoping to pick up halloween stuff, sales would be a bonus 😍😂

Choopi · 25/07/2022 23:41

I'm in Ireland and one kid has been off almost 2 months at this stage, the other kid a month. They go back at the end of August. But we are halfway through the holidays so I have bought some uniform at this point and will be buying the rest in the next week or so. Uniforms here tend to sell out if you leave it any later.

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